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U Chamber Singers Appear Here
Shown above are the University Chamber singers, who presented "St.
Matthew's Passion" by Scheuttz on Wednesday, March 3, in the
chapel. Dr. James Aliferis conducted the group.
The regular convocation period was changed to 2:30 to accommodate
the group.
Final Casting Complete
For Opera, The Mikado'
Final casting for "The Mikado,"
the Gilbert and Sullivan opera to
be presented May 6, 7, and 10,
is completed.
Taking the major roles are the
following people:
Carol Fowlds Yum-Yum
Luther Enstad Nanki-Poo
Paul Britton Ko-Ko
Dave Skaar
Don Moe
Arlen Brodin
Janet Nelson
Pish-Tush
The Mikado
Pooh-Bah
Katisha
Home Ec Representatives
To Attend 'U' Conference
Maryan Knutson and Joanne
Westphal, both seniors, and Miss
Ruth Segolson, instructor in
home economics, will represent
the Augsburg College Home Economics Club at the Home Eco-
" nomics Careers Wuikbhop for
Minnesota high school students
at the University of Minnesota on
April 2-3.
Maryan and Joanne have been
chosen to serve as Big Sisters to
the high school students in the
dormitories.
Miss Segolson will serve as a
resource person on the Pop Corn
Panel on Saturday morning,
April 3. Joanne will also be on
this panel. Maryan will act as a
guide on field trips through the
home economic departments of
business and schools and food
service units of hospitals and industries.
Marlys Holm, chairman, and
Janet Sandberg and Grace Forss,
assistants, are managing the
Street car party on Friday night,
April 2 which is one of the many
socials planned.
Mary Jean Danger Peep-Bo
Members of the chorus are Barbara Tjornhom, Patricia Meredith, . Arlett Christensen, and
Roma Seaver, soprano; Janet
Sandberg, Kay Borrevik, Arlene
Reinertson, and Marian Graff,
alto; Al Reesnes, Tilford Kroshus,
tenor; Julian Olson, Keith Anderson, Monroe Larson, and Harlan
Eichstadt, bass.
Mrs. Lucy Bergman, speech instructor, is in charge of staging;
Mr. Ray Anderson and the stagecraft class, set designs; Drama
class, make - up; and Barbara
Tjornhom, dance.
Clint Peterson, senior, is chorus
director; Mr. John Thut, instructor in music, musical director;
and Roger Ose, sophomore, business director.
Campus Chest Drive
Nets Total of $386
The Campus Chest Drive netted a total of $386.49. Each of the
four organizations for which the
drive was conducted received
$96.75.
Off-campus students contributed approximately $37, while on-
campus students gave about $220.
The week of the drive, February
22-26, was climaxed by a sacrificial supper and auction. Proceeds
from the supper amounted to
$38.49, while the auction brought
in $83.55.
Variety Program, Show of Shows/
To be Sponsored by Freshman Class
"Show of Shows," freshman-
sponsored variety program, will
be presented Saturday, March 13.
Proceeds will go to the library
drive.
Presented as a series of TV
broadcasts, the show will include
musical talent, comedy, and audience participation. The "Lower
Hour," a talent show emceed1 by
Carolyn Lower, will feature Ken
Arvidson and Bob Stenberg in a
trumpet duet; Fred Peterson on
the saxophone; Dorothy Floistad,
Marilyn Soiseth, Barbara Tjornhom, and Mary Jean Danger as a
girls' quartet; a vocal solo by
Paul Britton; and a flute trio.
Al Reesnes and Bob Gjengdahl
will star on the program of come-
Political Action Conference Aims
To Create Interest in Government
To create interest in and stimulate student thinking about government affairs, the N.S.A. will
sponsor a Political Action Conference, March 15, 16, and 17.
The conference will stress the
American Student's responsibility in government and the opportunities available in government
service.
A panel discussion with Mr.
Carl Chrislock, assistant professor of history and political science, Mr. Paul Sonnack, assistant
professor of church history and
religion, Dr. Bernhardt Kleven,
professor of history and govern
ment, Art Anderson, and John
Benson will open the conference.
Chuck Mohlke, vice-president
of the student body of the University of Minnesota and chairman of the national executive
committee of the N.S.A., will
speak on Tuesday evening.
Professor Arthur Naftalin of
the University political science
department will be convocation
speaker on Wednesday.
Ken Miller heads the committee in charge of the conference
and Mr. Carl Chrislock is the
faculty adviser.
dy, and Jack Benson will give his
commentary on the news of the
day. "Truth or Consequences"
will feature participants picked
at random from the audience.
The "Soggy Auggie Eight," the
new German band, will furnish
music between acts.
The program was planned by
the freshman executive committee with Art Anfinson as chairman. Maxine Berntsen is general
manager and' Sandra Hanson is
stage manager.
The show will be given in the
music building, with performances starting at 7:00 and 9:00.
Tickets are fifty cents, on sale
today.
Dr. Christensen Reveals
Library Plan Completion
Dr. Bernhard Christensen has
announced that the final details
in the plans for our new library
have been completed.
It is anticipated that bids will
be taken late this spring or in
early summer. Construction will
begin as soon as the bid is
awarded.
AUGSBURG ECHO
Vol. LIX
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn., March 11, 1954
No. 9
Aristotelians, A.W.S. Plan
Science Night March 27
Scientific demonstrations and
displays by the Aristotelian Society and a smorgasbord sponsored
by the A.W.S. will be featured-
activities of the Aristotelian's annual Science Night, Saturday,
March 27.
A balloon sale will be held the
day before. Balloons filled with
helium will carry a stamped card
on which is written the address
of the purchaser. The balloons
are released and allowed to drift
with the wind. One balloon in a
previous year has been reported
as going as far as Phillips, Wisconsin, a distance of 150 miles.
A prize is offered to the person
whose balloon goes the farthest.
The smorgasbord will be held
at 5:30 p. m. and the displays will
be shown immediately afterwards during an open house in
Science Hall.
Isaac Stern, Concert Violinist,
To be Symphony Forum Guest
Issac Stern
'Christianity Is a Relationship to Christ/
Stresses Rev. Oscar Anderson, Speaker
Isaac Stern, concert violinist,
will be the featured guest at a
symphony forum tomorrow night
in the student lounge from 9:00-
10:30 p. m. Mr. Stern will per
form in concert Friday night with
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
This forum, second in a series
of three, is in connection with the
Augsburg concert series.
In the last three years Mr.
Stern has played a concert on
every continent except Africa.
Last summer Mr. Stern was
soloist with Pablo Casals, world
renowned cellist, at the Bach
Festival in Prades, France.
Mr. Stern's itinerary includes
orchestral engagements with the
New York Philharmonic - Symphony, the Philadelphia, the Los
Angeles, and the Chicago orchestras.
Since his New York debut at
the age of 1.7, Mr. Stern has been
placed among the ranks of the
great violinists. In the Warner
Brothers' motion picture, "Hu-
moresque," Stern ghosted the
violin score for John Garfield.
"Christianity is not a religion,
it is a relationship to Jesus
Christ, who lived, lives, and gives
life," was the keynote of Rev.
Oscar Anderson's messages during Spiritual Emphasis Week.
In his first talk, on the topic,
"The Gospel Life Is New," the
ELC youth director stressed that
Christianity is not compartmentalized. The Gospel life embraces the whole of living, and
accepting the Gospel means a
new life in every area.
Freedom of the Gospel life was
Rev. Anderson's theme Monday
night. "We don't have to read the
Bible; we don't have Jo pray," he
emphasized. Christ in His death
freed us from the shackles of sin
and in serving Him there is no
compulsion.
The -Gospel life is glad, Rev.
Anderson brought out on Tues
day night, because it helps us
recognize and accept ourselves,
others, our circumstances,, and
our future, and to find joy in
them through our relationship
with our Heavenly Father.
Because it gives meaning to all
of history, he pointed out
Wednesday morning, the Gospel
life is true.
Speaking on the completeness
of the Gospel life, Rev. Anderson
again emphasized that there can
be no division between sacred
and secular. God calls all of us,
he said, to the forgiveness of sins,
and gratitude for that forgiveness
should pervade everything we do.
This Gospel life provides its
own discipline, he emphasized on
Thursday. He pointed out that
Christ's commandments are of
two kinds, to come and to go. The
Christian life, he said, must be
motivated by love that moves upward to God and outward to our
fellow-men.
Closing his series of messages
with the topic, "The Gospel Life
Is Eternal," Rev. Anderson told
his audience that eternity is now.
Eternal life, he said, touches us
in five days: the day of baptism,
the day of certainty, today, which
is the day or renewal, the day of
death, and the day of resurrection.
Mavis Berge and Stan Erickson
were student chapel speakers
Tuesday and Thursday. George
Berntson, an outstanding layman
and Augsburg alumnus, spoke on
Friday.
Special music throughout the
week was presented by the choral
club, Four "A" Men, brass quartet, flute trio and soloist Ken
Arvidson and Carol Fowlds.
North Central Coordinator
To Aid Education Studies
Dr. McKeefery, coordinator for
the North Central Association
Committee on Liberal Arts Education, will be on campus Monday, March 15. The purpose of
his visit is to promote and encourage the faculty studies on
education which are being made
at Augsburg. Suggestions will be
given for improvement and promotion of the school's study program.
A tentative program has been
drawn up for Dr. McKeefery to
follow during the course of the
day. He will be meeting and conferring with various faculty
members and a group of students.
This year, Augsburg's faculty
has been studying the results of
the Sophomore General Culture
Test taken last spring and has
continued evaluation of the new
general education courses which
are being offered. During the
course of the day, Dr. McKeefery
will confer with the Faculty
Studies Committee on these projects.
Each summer the Committee
on Liberal Arts Education sponsors a workshop at the University
of Minnesota which is attended
by a representative from Augsburg. This workshop is designed
for the study and improvement
of the college liberal arts program.

U Chamber Singers Appear Here
Shown above are the University Chamber singers, who presented "St.
Matthew's Passion" by Scheuttz on Wednesday, March 3, in the
chapel. Dr. James Aliferis conducted the group.
The regular convocation period was changed to 2:30 to accommodate
the group.
Final Casting Complete
For Opera, The Mikado'
Final casting for "The Mikado,"
the Gilbert and Sullivan opera to
be presented May 6, 7, and 10,
is completed.
Taking the major roles are the
following people:
Carol Fowlds Yum-Yum
Luther Enstad Nanki-Poo
Paul Britton Ko-Ko
Dave Skaar
Don Moe
Arlen Brodin
Janet Nelson
Pish-Tush
The Mikado
Pooh-Bah
Katisha
Home Ec Representatives
To Attend 'U' Conference
Maryan Knutson and Joanne
Westphal, both seniors, and Miss
Ruth Segolson, instructor in
home economics, will represent
the Augsburg College Home Economics Club at the Home Eco-
" nomics Careers Wuikbhop for
Minnesota high school students
at the University of Minnesota on
April 2-3.
Maryan and Joanne have been
chosen to serve as Big Sisters to
the high school students in the
dormitories.
Miss Segolson will serve as a
resource person on the Pop Corn
Panel on Saturday morning,
April 3. Joanne will also be on
this panel. Maryan will act as a
guide on field trips through the
home economic departments of
business and schools and food
service units of hospitals and industries.
Marlys Holm, chairman, and
Janet Sandberg and Grace Forss,
assistants, are managing the
Street car party on Friday night,
April 2 which is one of the many
socials planned.
Mary Jean Danger Peep-Bo
Members of the chorus are Barbara Tjornhom, Patricia Meredith, . Arlett Christensen, and
Roma Seaver, soprano; Janet
Sandberg, Kay Borrevik, Arlene
Reinertson, and Marian Graff,
alto; Al Reesnes, Tilford Kroshus,
tenor; Julian Olson, Keith Anderson, Monroe Larson, and Harlan
Eichstadt, bass.
Mrs. Lucy Bergman, speech instructor, is in charge of staging;
Mr. Ray Anderson and the stagecraft class, set designs; Drama
class, make - up; and Barbara
Tjornhom, dance.
Clint Peterson, senior, is chorus
director; Mr. John Thut, instructor in music, musical director;
and Roger Ose, sophomore, business director.
Campus Chest Drive
Nets Total of $386
The Campus Chest Drive netted a total of $386.49. Each of the
four organizations for which the
drive was conducted received
$96.75.
Off-campus students contributed approximately $37, while on-
campus students gave about $220.
The week of the drive, February
22-26, was climaxed by a sacrificial supper and auction. Proceeds
from the supper amounted to
$38.49, while the auction brought
in $83.55.
Variety Program, Show of Shows/
To be Sponsored by Freshman Class
"Show of Shows," freshman-
sponsored variety program, will
be presented Saturday, March 13.
Proceeds will go to the library
drive.
Presented as a series of TV
broadcasts, the show will include
musical talent, comedy, and audience participation. The "Lower
Hour," a talent show emceed1 by
Carolyn Lower, will feature Ken
Arvidson and Bob Stenberg in a
trumpet duet; Fred Peterson on
the saxophone; Dorothy Floistad,
Marilyn Soiseth, Barbara Tjornhom, and Mary Jean Danger as a
girls' quartet; a vocal solo by
Paul Britton; and a flute trio.
Al Reesnes and Bob Gjengdahl
will star on the program of come-
Political Action Conference Aims
To Create Interest in Government
To create interest in and stimulate student thinking about government affairs, the N.S.A. will
sponsor a Political Action Conference, March 15, 16, and 17.
The conference will stress the
American Student's responsibility in government and the opportunities available in government
service.
A panel discussion with Mr.
Carl Chrislock, assistant professor of history and political science, Mr. Paul Sonnack, assistant
professor of church history and
religion, Dr. Bernhardt Kleven,
professor of history and govern
ment, Art Anderson, and John
Benson will open the conference.
Chuck Mohlke, vice-president
of the student body of the University of Minnesota and chairman of the national executive
committee of the N.S.A., will
speak on Tuesday evening.
Professor Arthur Naftalin of
the University political science
department will be convocation
speaker on Wednesday.
Ken Miller heads the committee in charge of the conference
and Mr. Carl Chrislock is the
faculty adviser.
dy, and Jack Benson will give his
commentary on the news of the
day. "Truth or Consequences"
will feature participants picked
at random from the audience.
The "Soggy Auggie Eight," the
new German band, will furnish
music between acts.
The program was planned by
the freshman executive committee with Art Anfinson as chairman. Maxine Berntsen is general
manager and' Sandra Hanson is
stage manager.
The show will be given in the
music building, with performances starting at 7:00 and 9:00.
Tickets are fifty cents, on sale
today.
Dr. Christensen Reveals
Library Plan Completion
Dr. Bernhard Christensen has
announced that the final details
in the plans for our new library
have been completed.
It is anticipated that bids will
be taken late this spring or in
early summer. Construction will
begin as soon as the bid is
awarded.
AUGSBURG ECHO
Vol. LIX
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn., March 11, 1954
No. 9
Aristotelians, A.W.S. Plan
Science Night March 27
Scientific demonstrations and
displays by the Aristotelian Society and a smorgasbord sponsored
by the A.W.S. will be featured-
activities of the Aristotelian's annual Science Night, Saturday,
March 27.
A balloon sale will be held the
day before. Balloons filled with
helium will carry a stamped card
on which is written the address
of the purchaser. The balloons
are released and allowed to drift
with the wind. One balloon in a
previous year has been reported
as going as far as Phillips, Wisconsin, a distance of 150 miles.
A prize is offered to the person
whose balloon goes the farthest.
The smorgasbord will be held
at 5:30 p. m. and the displays will
be shown immediately afterwards during an open house in
Science Hall.
Isaac Stern, Concert Violinist,
To be Symphony Forum Guest
Issac Stern
'Christianity Is a Relationship to Christ/
Stresses Rev. Oscar Anderson, Speaker
Isaac Stern, concert violinist,
will be the featured guest at a
symphony forum tomorrow night
in the student lounge from 9:00-
10:30 p. m. Mr. Stern will per
form in concert Friday night with
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
This forum, second in a series
of three, is in connection with the
Augsburg concert series.
In the last three years Mr.
Stern has played a concert on
every continent except Africa.
Last summer Mr. Stern was
soloist with Pablo Casals, world
renowned cellist, at the Bach
Festival in Prades, France.
Mr. Stern's itinerary includes
orchestral engagements with the
New York Philharmonic - Symphony, the Philadelphia, the Los
Angeles, and the Chicago orchestras.
Since his New York debut at
the age of 1.7, Mr. Stern has been
placed among the ranks of the
great violinists. In the Warner
Brothers' motion picture, "Hu-
moresque," Stern ghosted the
violin score for John Garfield.
"Christianity is not a religion,
it is a relationship to Jesus
Christ, who lived, lives, and gives
life," was the keynote of Rev.
Oscar Anderson's messages during Spiritual Emphasis Week.
In his first talk, on the topic,
"The Gospel Life Is New," the
ELC youth director stressed that
Christianity is not compartmentalized. The Gospel life embraces the whole of living, and
accepting the Gospel means a
new life in every area.
Freedom of the Gospel life was
Rev. Anderson's theme Monday
night. "We don't have to read the
Bible; we don't have Jo pray," he
emphasized. Christ in His death
freed us from the shackles of sin
and in serving Him there is no
compulsion.
The -Gospel life is glad, Rev.
Anderson brought out on Tues
day night, because it helps us
recognize and accept ourselves,
others, our circumstances,, and
our future, and to find joy in
them through our relationship
with our Heavenly Father.
Because it gives meaning to all
of history, he pointed out
Wednesday morning, the Gospel
life is true.
Speaking on the completeness
of the Gospel life, Rev. Anderson
again emphasized that there can
be no division between sacred
and secular. God calls all of us,
he said, to the forgiveness of sins,
and gratitude for that forgiveness
should pervade everything we do.
This Gospel life provides its
own discipline, he emphasized on
Thursday. He pointed out that
Christ's commandments are of
two kinds, to come and to go. The
Christian life, he said, must be
motivated by love that moves upward to God and outward to our
fellow-men.
Closing his series of messages
with the topic, "The Gospel Life
Is Eternal," Rev. Anderson told
his audience that eternity is now.
Eternal life, he said, touches us
in five days: the day of baptism,
the day of certainty, today, which
is the day or renewal, the day of
death, and the day of resurrection.
Mavis Berge and Stan Erickson
were student chapel speakers
Tuesday and Thursday. George
Berntson, an outstanding layman
and Augsburg alumnus, spoke on
Friday.
Special music throughout the
week was presented by the choral
club, Four "A" Men, brass quartet, flute trio and soloist Ken
Arvidson and Carol Fowlds.
North Central Coordinator
To Aid Education Studies
Dr. McKeefery, coordinator for
the North Central Association
Committee on Liberal Arts Education, will be on campus Monday, March 15. The purpose of
his visit is to promote and encourage the faculty studies on
education which are being made
at Augsburg. Suggestions will be
given for improvement and promotion of the school's study program.
A tentative program has been
drawn up for Dr. McKeefery to
follow during the course of the
day. He will be meeting and conferring with various faculty
members and a group of students.
This year, Augsburg's faculty
has been studying the results of
the Sophomore General Culture
Test taken last spring and has
continued evaluation of the new
general education courses which
are being offered. During the
course of the day, Dr. McKeefery
will confer with the Faculty
Studies Committee on these projects.
Each summer the Committee
on Liberal Arts Education sponsors a workshop at the University
of Minnesota which is attended
by a representative from Augsburg. This workshop is designed
for the study and improvement
of the college liberal arts program.